# GDP per capita, US dollars in South Africa

GDP per capita, US dollars in South Africa was $6,598 in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `gdp_per_capita_usd`
- Place id: `za`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.
- Note: United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.
- Source: World Bank, GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/gdp-per-capita-usd/south-africa
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/gdp-per-capita-usd/south-africa.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=gdp_per_capita_usd&place=za

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 6,598 |
| 2024 | 6,267 |
| 2023 | 6,034 |
| 2022 | 6,534 |
| 2021 | 6,829 |
| 2020 | 5,581 |
| 2019 | 6,534 |
| 2018 | 6,914 |
| 2017 | 6,618 |
| 2016 | 5,651 |
| 2015 | 6,112 |
| 2014 | 6,857 |
| 2013 | 7,332 |
| 2012 | 8,077 |
| 2011 | 8,646 |
| 2010 | 7,973 |
| 2009 | 6,375 |
| 2008 | 6,185 |
| 2007 | 6,592 |
| 2006 | 6,077 |
| 2005 | 5,837 |
| 2004 | 5,221 |
| 2003 | 4,062 |
| 2002 | 2,688 |
| 2001 | 2,847 |
| 2000 | 3,218 |
| 1999 | 3,242 |
| 1998 | 3,310 |
| 1997 | 3,700 |
| 1996 | 3,618 |
| 1995 | 3,856 |
| 1994 | 3,489 |
| 1993 | 3,400 |
| 1992 | 3,462 |
| 1991 | 3,243 |
| 1990 | 3,093 |
| 1989 | 2,727 |
| 1988 | 2,702 |
| 1987 | 2,586 |
| 1986 | 2,027 |
| 1985 | 1,839 |
| 1984 | 2,504 |
| 1983 | 2,938 |
| 1982 | 2,717 |
| 1981 | 3,050 |
| 1980 | 3,029 |
| 1979 | 2,202 |
| 1978 | 1,852 |
| 1977 | 1,671 |
| 1976 | 1,559 |
| 1975 | 1,670 |
| 1974 | 1,656 |
| 1973 | 1,369 |
| 1972 | 1,038 |
| 1971 | 1,020 |
| 1970 | 952 |
| 1969 | 891 |
| 1968 | 817 |
| 1967 | 779 |
| 1966 | 722 |
| 1965 | 685 |
| 1964 | 646 |
| 1963 | 605 |
| 1962 | 563 |
| 1961 | 546 |
| 1960 | 532 |